Hobson's Choice
1954 · 107 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 9,338 VOTES · DIR. David Lean
Overview
Henry Hobson owns and tyrannically runs a successful Victorian boot maker’s shop in Salford, England. A stingy widower with a weakness for overindulging in the local Moonraker Public House, he exploits his three daughters as cheap labour. When he declares that there will be ‘no marriages’ to avoid the expense of marriage settlements at £500 each, his eldest daughter Maggie rebels.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,395 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:31 (Creaks)
00:07:00 - Vicky!. - Oh, dear.
00:10:07 You're talking a lot to Alice and Vicky. Where do I come in?.
00:12:53 - and mind, that man's to make the boots. - Certainly, Mrs Hepworth.
00:16:33 We know what we want.
00:20:41 Come here.
00:23:27 Well, by gum.
00:27:37 Take a look at him, Ada. Take a good look.
00:31:32 Will Albert wed me with Mossop for a brother-in-law?.
00:35:20 We'll beat the love from your body
00:39:26 It is.
00:45:32 No.
00:49:28 Reckon they'll not need a bustle for that.
00:57:01 - It's under protest. - Protest but kiss.
01:02:30 Will, it's my father. Is he to come in?.
01:06:27 for t'pleasure of reading about yourself in t'printed paper.
01:09:43 The sum we propose, which includes my ordinary costs
01:13:22 Well, I've not been married before, you see.
01:23:16 I doubt it.
01:27:52 If I'm to be beaten by drink I'll die fighting.
01:32:41 - Well, isn't he?. - He's in the wholesale.
01:35:39 Well, I don't know.
01:38:44 - It's all right. - Did you hear what he said?.
01:42:15 By gum!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,395
Dialogue density13.0 lines / min
First line00:01:31
Final line01:42:15
Production Record
DirectorDavid Lean
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes9,338